diff --git a/tools/apply-test.sh b/tools/apply-test.sh
index 1c14358284..d66ef585b5 100755
--- a/tools/apply-test.sh
+++ b/tools/apply-test.sh
@@ -90,6 +90,8 @@ HOST=`echo $HOSTNAME |awk -F. '{ print $1 }'`
 echo "127.0.1.1 $HOST.openstack.org $HOST" >> /tmp/hosts
 sudo mv /tmp/hosts /etc/hosts
 
+sudo mkdir -p /etc/puppet/environments/production
+sudo touch /etc/puppet/environments/production/environment.conf
 sudo mkdir -p /var/run/puppet
 sudo -E bash -x ./install_modules.sh
 echo "Running apply test on these hosts:"